Tibor Pleiß
Pleiß with Germany in 2015
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| No. 21 – Galatasaray Odeabank | |
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| Position | Center |
| League |
Turkish Basketball Super League Euroleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
November 2, 1989 Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Listed height | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) |
| Listed weight | 256 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall |
| Selected by the New Jersey Nets | |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2009 | RheinEnergie Köln / Köln 99ers |
| 2009–2012 | Brose Baskets |
| 2012–2014 | Saski Baskonia |
| 2014–2015 | FC Barcelona |
| 2015–2016 | Utah Jazz |
| 2015–2016 | →Idaho Stampede |
| 2016–present | Galatasaray Odeabank |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tibor Pleiß (/plaɪs/, alternative spelling Pleiss; born 2 November 1989) is a German professional basketball player for Galatasaray Odeabank of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). Standing 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m), he plays the center position. He is also a member of the German national team.
Pleiß joined RheinEnergie Köln (a year later they changed their name to Köln 99ers) of the German Bundesliga as a 17-year-old in 2006. He played with the club for three years, playing in the 2008 Eurocup. After the season ended, he joined the Brose Baskets where he played for three years.
On June 24, 2012, Pleiß left Germany and signed a four-year contract with the Spanish club Saski Baskonia, one of the top teams of the Liga ACB. In the 2013–14 season, he averaged 12.4 points on 58.3 percent shooting and 6.0 rebounds in 21.8 minutes per game. He left Baskonia after two years.
On August 11, 2014, he signed a two-year contract with the Spanish club FC Barcelona. In the 2014–15 ACB season, he averaged 5.7 points and 3.8 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game while shooting 62.3 percent from the floor. In July 2015, he broke the contract with Barcelona, in order to sign in the NBA.
Pleiß declared for the 2010 NBA draft. He was drafted by the New Jersey Nets, who traded his rights to the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks then sold his rights to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In February 2015, his draft rights were traded to the Utah Jazz as part of a three-team trade.
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